Buy a can of Scotch Guard and do the interior yourself. A Bissell Green Machine works wonders on a car’s interior. The interior of my wife’s 98 Windstar was as good as new when it was sold in 2006. About twice a year I would use to Green Machine to shampoo the seats, carpets, and floor mats. Our daughter were 1 and 4 when we bought the van, so accidents did happen.

It’s a ripoff. I’ve discovered a magical coating for under $10 that I apply after taking delivery of the car that seals the finish and keeps the car looking great for many, many years with an occasional reapplication. To find out what this miracle coating is, scroll below

When my kids were young I scothgarded my minivan interior. then my son left a giant box of crayons on the seat in the hot sun. We returned to a cardboard crayola box with hollow paper tubes sitting in a pool of melted crayon wax…which, of course, had permeated the material.